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CPAC Scenes

Posted on | February 21, 2025 | Comments Off on CPAC Scenes

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland
There is nothing else on the planet like CPAC. As I’ve sometimes said, it’s basically Mardi Gras for right-wingers. You see all the earnest young College Republican types, with the boys in nice suits and the girls dolled up in dresses and heels, and you know they’re having the time of their lives. After the end of each day’s conference activities, there’s a swirl of private parties and just people hitting the night spots along Fleet Street.

Of course, you don’t even have to leave the hotel to find a good time. Over many years of attending CPAC, I’ve made the lobby bar my usually hangout to meet up with friends, or make new friends.

IWF’s Gabby Hoffman does a radio interview.

Tony Katz does his show on Radio Row.

Radio Row, outside the main ballroom, is always crowded, and it was nice to see familiar faces like popular talk-show host Tony Katz, and Gabrielle Hoffman. When I first met Gabby at CPAC 2011, she was a College Republican, and now she’s the director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at Independent Women’s Forum.

Newsmax has a big presence at CPAC this year.

Hogan Gidley (left) on a Newsmax panel discussion.

The media environment is constantly changing. Newsmax may not rival Fox News in audience size yet, but they’ve probably got more viewers than CNN in many hours, and they’re obviously pushing hard to expand their brand awareness, especially with the MAGA grassroots.

Jack Posobiec gives an interview.

The Trump Tribe of Texas

This afternoon, I went down to the exhibition hall and filled up a swag bag with freebies to take back home. Only spending two days at CPAC this year, which means I’ll miss President Trump’s speech Saturday, but I really want to get home and sleep in my own bed tonight. I’ll have to hustle to load into the car, if I want to beat the rush-hour traffic out of D.C.. It’s been a blast, and it was good to see old friends.

At the Irish Whisper on Thursday night with Mike LaChance



 

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